This festive bridge from August 16 to 18, according to the District Secretariat of Mobility (SDM) of Bogotá is estimated that 1,115,678 vehicles leave Bogotá and that 1,195,482 will enter during this date.
Mobility Bogotá and the Traffic Police will launch the Exodus and Return Plan to guarantee safe and efficient mobility during the festive bridge of the Assumption of the Virgin.
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According to the district administration, the controls will be carried out in the different entrances and exits of the city and in internal roads, focused on speed and if drivers are drunk, with the aim of guaranteeing safe mobility both of the travelers and those who remain in Bogotá.
Around 200 daily units will be available, which manage traffic and carry out operations of Speed control, breathalyzer tests and public space recovery, as well as vehicle reviews.
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Return plan
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Likewise, so that in the city there is more efficient mobility, The District Mobility Secretariat (SDM) will make adjustments at the time of traffic lightsand semaphoric intermittences will be activated on the South Highway (in collaboration with the authorities of Soacha), in addition, the reversible in the seventh race will be implemented, between streets 245 and 183, to facilitate the return of those who leave the city.
Pico and regional plate
Festive Monday, August 18will apply the regional peak and plate in the nine entrance runners to Bogotá. The measure governs for all private vehicles that transit these ways, like this:
– From 12:00 m. at 4:00 pm: Income only for vehicles with plates finished in torque (0, 2, 4, 6 and 8).
– From 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm: Income only for vehicles with plates finished in odd number (1, 3, 5, 7 and 9).
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According to Bogotá mobility, this measure seeks Great influx of vehicles that usually occur on holidays.
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The District Mobility Secretariat (SDM) performs permanent monitoring of the vehicular flow, and indicated that it will execute action plans in the main entrance and exit corridors. Similarly, in real time, citizens can consult the state of the roads through the platform Waze and official accounts @Bogotatransito and @Sectormovility (in X, before Twitter).
Valentina Delgadillo Abello
Portfolio journalist
